Essential Policy Making

This course is aimed at all those who wish to enhance their current knowledge of the internal policy making process within Whitehall. Focusing on the work completed by officials involved in policy development and impact assessment, the course will offer an insider view on current norms and practices of the civil service . By doing this the course will offer a clear direction on which steps external policy operatives should take to mirror their approach so as to increase their ability to produce transferable policy able to be considered as future public policy.

Delegates will be provided with specific examples of how to improve their policy making skills by examining what types of internal procedures take place in Whitehall. Practical guidance will be provided on how to introduce similar models of analysis plus contributions from economists to ensure well rounded policy proposals are created from the onset.

This course will contain a number of case studies selected to illustrate what can be achieved once formal guidelines, norms of professional practice and thorough impact assessment is undertaken.

All in all this course will offer a unique insight into all the key areas external policy makers should master in order to improve their ability to create watertight policy proposals.